Levant Front

Levant Front
الجبهة الشامية
Jabhat al-Shamiyah
Leaders
  • Abu Amr (emir)[1][2]
  • Colonel Muhammad al-Ahmad (spokesman)[3]
  • Muhammad Abu Ibrahim (military commander)[4]
  • Abu Ahmad al-Jazrawi[5]
Dates of operation25 December 2014[6]–18 April 2015;
18 June 2015–present
Group(s)
HeadquartersAzaz, Aleppo Governorate, Syria
Active regionsAleppo Governorate, Syria
IdeologySunni Islamism[6][12]
Size8,000[13] (December 2016, Russian military claim)
Part ofFatah Halab[14]
Jaysh Halab[15][16]
Mare' Operations Room[17]
Hawar Kilis Operations Room

Free Syrian Army[18]

Syrian National Army (until 2024)
Allies Turkey (until 2024)
Sham Legion
Syrian Turkmen Brigades (sometimes)
Syrian opposition Other FSA groups in northern Aleppo
Opponents Syria
Syrian Democratic Forces
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant[19]
Tahrir al-Sham
Liwa Ahfad Saladin
Ahrar al-Sharqiya
Hazzm Movement (March 2015)
Ahrar al-Sham[5]
 Turkey (since 2024)
Battles and warsSyrian Civil War

The Levant Front (Arabic: الجبهة الشامية, romanized: al-Jabhat aš-Šāmiyya, Jabhat al-Shamiyah, also translated as the Sham Front or the Levantine Front)[21] is a Syrian rebel group based around Aleppo involved in the Syrian Civil War.[22] It was formed in December 2014.

The northern branch of the Levant Front is part of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army. The Netherlands' public prosecutor declared it to be a terrorist organisation in 2018, despite the Dutch government having earlier provided it with support.[23][24]

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  7. ^ Barić, Joško (8 June 2017). "Syrian War Daily – 8th of June 2017".
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  11. ^ "Photographic image" (JPG). Pbs.twing.com. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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  13. ^ "List of armed formations, which joined the ceasefire in the Syrian Arab Republic on December 30, 2016". Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation. 30 December 2016.
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  15. ^ "Participating groups in Halab Aleppo, the coalition organized to fight against YPG/SDF : syriancivilwar". reddit. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
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  17. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 December 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  18. ^ "Free Syrian Army – Statement". RFS Media Office. 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  19. ^ a b "Aleppo's rebels brace for IS assault". Al-Monitor. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
  20. ^ "Scores killed as opposition fighters launched new formation in Syria's Aleppo". ARA News. 29 December 2014. Archived from the original on 30 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  21. ^ "Syrian rebel groups in Aleppo enter alliance: monitoring group". Reuters. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  22. ^ "KingQajar comments on [ARABIC] Jabhat al-Shamiyah has announced its official dissolution". Reddit. 18 April 2015.
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